IOM is an intergovernmental organization established in 1951, IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society
The eleventh IOM Summer school on migration studies was held in Prague, Charles University, from August 26th to 31st 2019. The program was attended by more than one hunder university students (both graduate and undergraduate) as well as young professionals from almost fifty countries. Six days of lectures, workshops and discussions with experts was unique opportunity to get familiar with different migration topics: migration and development, integration of migrants, trafficking in human beings, environmental migration, migration and gender and others.
IOM Prague has implemented the Summer School every year since 2009. It was attended by more than 500 students and professionals from 60 countries who attended lectures presented by following experts:
and other distinguished experts from academia, IOM, UNHCR state administration (Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech Development Agency, ACIDI Portugal, MA17 Vienna, etc.), non-governmental organizations (La Strada, Charitas, etc.) as well as migrants’ organizations and communities.
In 2019 the program includes following topics and experts:
The summer school is implemented in cooperation with Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague (Geographic Migration Centre). Project partner is the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Prague.
The project is co-funded by the Czech Development Agency and the U.S. Embassy in Prague within the Small Grants Program.
For additional questions, please contact summerschool@iom.int